I did it! I didn’t do yoga every day, but I exercised every day, and that makes me feel much better about myself. On the days I did yoga, I did it with the boys while the Mister was out of town. It was a lot of fun. Nico provided comic relief, as expected. At one point the woman in the app instructed us to move into a comfortable pose. She meant a lotus position.
I turned around and found Nico had slipped into the Costanza.
Mikey, who at this point was well on his way to earning a PhD in Yoga Perfect Form, just gaped at him with the slack-jawed face of someone who had stumbled upon a baby animal not-quite weird enough to be cute. I did the same, though I managed to stutter a proper noun and three pronouns.
“Nico…you…it…you…”
“What,” he said, looking at us like we were the silly ones sitting there with our legs twisted like pretzels. “She said to get into a comfortable pose. I’m comfortable.”
Nico’s favorite poses were the Costanza and corpse. Everything else he barely managed without collapsing into a pile of giggles or complaining that something, somewhere hurt. It was while Mikey and I were trembling in our side plank poses that Nico, deep into a Costanza, positioned the pillow behind his head into a more comfortable position.
“Yoga is easy,” he declared, as Mikey and I collapsed side-by-side on the ground, gasping.
Mikey rolled his sweaty head in Nico’s direction. “Says the guy who isn’t doing anything!”
“I’m doing something!” Nico had the nerve to look offended as he readjusted his pillow. “I’m doing yoga, Mikey.”
On the days that I couldn’t stand to be in the room with the boys one more second, I put on my sneakers and went on a walk. This proved to be a good alternative. The boys got a break from their annoyed mom, and I didn’t put them out with the recycling. Win-win.
What? So you’re saying the Costanza is not how it’s done? Huh. Maybe that’s where I’m going wrong . . . :)
Hahaha!
Which app did you end up using, and would you recommend it? I’m looking to find a way to add daily yoga to my routine.
I’m using the Yoga Studio app. I think–there are a bunch of apps available. Mine is the one with the pink and green lotus logo.
That is way too funny!
Happy Monday! :)
Thank you! Happy Tuesday, since I’m late in responding to comments. :)
Funny, they never do the corpse in my yoga class! Gonna have to incorporate that into my routine. Thanks to Nico for the tip. I think he could be my kind of instructor.
He’s my type of instructor, too. His yoga amounts to napping, which I think sounds revolutionary.
Congratulations on keeping to your plan!
Thank you, Lisa!
I cannot even tell you how hard I’m laughing right now! I think Nico’s style of yoga is right up my alley…I’m totally down with corpse and the ‘Costanza’ This is the best thing I’ve seen in days. Don’t put that kid out with the recycling!
That Nico is something else, that’s for sure. :)
Well Nico definitely has the mental side of yoga down, if not the physical side!
And Rita, not sure where you’re taking yoga but every yoga practice should end with Savasana/Corpse pose, a lot of teachers say it is the most important pose of a class :)
Nico definitely knows how to relax. :)
Congrats!! I have learned from yoga that a good savasana for 5 minutes can feel like a real nap!
PS. Side planks are really challenging!
They sure are challenging! So is that move where you balance on your butt with your knees and arms in the air. I felt that in my lower stomach for days right under my c-section scar. I was pretty excited about that, because I know that’s a weak part on my body.
Let us know when Nico puts out his first yoga video! :-)
RIGHT?!! I’m waiting for that.
I’m sure his yoga DVD will involve a trip to Starbucks and an analysis of down versus synthetic pillows. :)
OMG, the Costanza – that is hilarious!
Congrats on meeting your goal!
I downloaded the same yoga app after you recommended it, and it’s GREAT! I’m so excited to start doing yoga again – I fell in love with it when I was younger and had more free time/fewer commitments, but now I have no time (or desire, frankly) to get to the gym, so this is perfect.
I’m so glad you like it! I didn’t officially recommend it since I only had it for 24 hours, but I’m glad you like it. I’d be so bummed if you had wasted the money! I felt pretty confident sharing what I bought, though, because it had such great reviews from both users and the press. A reader recommended it to me here or on instagram–can’t remember. I have the best, most knowledgeable readers.
well, I guess I guess I never really thought to even *look* for a yoga app, so when you mentioned it, it lit a lightbulb over my head! thanks for the inspiration!
Oh lord, I am laughing so hard right now. SO HARD.
:D
Yay! I love to make people laugh. :)
You paint the BEST word pictures! I can completely imagine myself as a fly on the wall at your house. And those boys? Priceless. I seriously can’t stop giggling :)
Word pictures! This comment seriously made my day. Thank you. :)
I want to take Nico’s yoga class! Corpse pose was the only one I liked. I had a hard time getting through this post because I was laughing to the point of tears. I love that Mikey takes it so seriously, too.
Mikey takes everything seriously! He’s the classic eldest child and Nico is the classic youngest. They are textbook. :)
Best story. Ever.
:)
Nico makes it easy to tell a funny story. ;)
Loved this line- ” just gaped at him with the slack-jawed face of someone who had stumbled upon a baby animal not-quite weird enough to be cute” – so, so funny.